Where does “stat” come from?
stat (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ستاد, from French stade, from Latin Stadium, from Ancient Greek στάδιον, from Ancient Greek στάδιος, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
stat (Turkish): stadium
Ancestry of “stat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ستاد | — |
| 2 | French | stade | stadium; stage |
| 3 | Latin | Stadium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στάδιον | A 600-foot track for footraces and the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στάδιος | standing fast and firm; firm, fixed, immobile;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |